{"id":1969,"date":"2022-05-11T12:34:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2022-05-11T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:39:06","slug":"brendon-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/2022\/05\/11\/brendon-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"Brendon Clark \u201905"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column 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fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:right top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Brendon Clark Portrait\" title=\"BrendonClark_1024x1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2022\/05\/BrendonClark_1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 30px 0px 30px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;\">Griffons Invest<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:50px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-split-columns fusion-text-columns-2\" style=\" -webkit-column-count:2; -webkit-column-gap:2em; -webkit-column-width:200px; -moz-column-count:2; -moz-column-gap:2em; -moz-column-width:200px; column-count:2; column-gap:2em; column-width:200px;transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When starting out in the Missouri Western Business Department, Brendon Clark \u201905 did not anticipate entering the banking industry. He initially chose Missouri Western because \u201cit was a great opportunity for me to stay close to home, get a quality education and also be connected with my career interests that I had at the time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri Western gave him opportunities to connect with business professionals in the area and expand his horizons until he discovered what a career in finance could really be about. \u201cMissouri Western exposed me to all sorts of different business connections around town.\u201d He eventually began his career at Commerce Bank. He began as a commercial lender and now serves as St. Joseph market president for Commerce Bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark appreciates the opportunities that he received while he was a student at Missouri Western and believes that the university provides these opportunities for all students. \u201cThe opportunities to get involved and participate in the community are second-to-none here in St. Joseph,\u201d Clark said. \u201cI think the university really helps propel that and puts students in a position where they can meet people and they can network with people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark believes that it is vitally important to give back to the community, and is grateful his employer, Commerce Bank, supports his efforts. He utilizes the skills he gained as a student at Missouri Western as a member of four different community organizations \u2013 Family Guidance Center, Allied Arts Council, Pony Express Museum Board of Trustees and East Side Rotary Club. \u201cThe more that we, especially alumni, can advocate for our story and leverage our education really helps support the university, which in turn supports the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:4px;}<\/style><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/business\/\" style=\"margin-top:30px;margin-right:30px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:30px;\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text fusion-button-text-right\">Craig School of Business<\/span><span class=\"fusion-button-icon-divider button-icon-divider-right\"><i class=\"fa-angle-right fas\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 30 !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 30 !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":1971,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1974,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions\/1974"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/succeed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}